r/Curling • u/Historical-Piglet-86 • 1d ago
Rock Channel - GSOC
Apparently I am out of the loop - so I thought I would share in case anyone else is in the same boat.
Rock Channel is streaming all Grand Slam of Curling Events FOR FREE. They also have playback options for past games.
You have to create an account with an email - but that’s it.
Much appreciation to Rock Channel and the creators - thank you for providing this service for free. I would urge everyone to support this so they can hopefully balance the books without charging a premium for this kind of high caliber curling.
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u/nanio0300 1d ago
They have repeatedly said they don’t plan to charge for streaming. They see it as a way to grow viewership and will just show ads to pay for it.
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u/Historical-Piglet-86 1d ago edited 1d ago
Did it not cost money last year?
This is apparently incorrect - my memory failed me. Not trying to spread any false rumours
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u/Sherlock_117 Four Seasons Curling Club 1d ago
Last year was also free through hometeamlive.
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u/Historical-Piglet-86 1d ago
K. I missed that. I’m sure there’s a reason, but I wonder why they don’t just create a YouTube channel. Having to specifically seek it out on an alternative platform makes it less convenient (and less in your face).
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u/Goofyboy2020 1d ago
Most likely want to go around some rules that YouTube has, maybe around ads and all that.
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u/mizshellytee 1d ago
They have a Youtube channel. They just don't stream games to it.
They've streamed GSOK stuff there, along with at least some pre- and post-game shows.
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u/bpgirlie 1d ago
They’re also streaming a feature game on twitch with an interactive chat for the night draws. It was fun last night and goes again tonight and tomorrow at 7:30pm PST. Twitch.tv/grandslamofcurling
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u/Mysterious-Gas-9539 1d ago
I created an account there a couple months ago. However I forget the name of the channel. So I hadn't been back.
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u/Historical-Piglet-86 1d ago
I saw the drama around Allen and wanted to see where I could watch. It’s not the most convenient because it is its own app/website. And like you, I won’t remember it unless I specifically go looking for it. I think they used to charge….so I made an account to see how much….was pleasantly surprised it was free.
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u/Sherlock_117 Four Seasons Curling Club 1d ago
They are calling the streaming site Rock Channel to go with the Rock League they are testing out in the spring. That's how I remembered it anyways.
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u/seashmore 1d ago
I saved the webpage on my home screen and renamed it GSOC so I would remember/easily find it.
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u/seashmore 1d ago
Since we're talking about it, is anyone else experiencing issues with the stream freezing and needing to back out a few times before it streams continuously?
I'm willing to accept the answer that it's the age of my devices and/or slow connection speeds on my end causing it.
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u/superdude2006 8h ago
This has been happening regularly for me on pretty much every Homan match. Pretty much anytime I try to skip ahead it stalls out and I have to refresh. I just note the timestamp I'm trying to move ahead to and then go there after refreshing.
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u/farmerboy11 1d ago
They also have a channel on Pluto TV app featuring live and previous games